The recent release of a report by computer security firm Mandiant Corp. has focused attention in Washington on cybersecurity and China’s alleged role in cyberattacks on US companies.
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Each year, the US-China Business Council (USCBC) compiles and submits a list of top industry recommendations to the US government to be addressed at the US-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT), an annual series of discussions on commercial and trade issues.
To respond to unprecedented levels of air pollution, Chinese government agencies, including the State Council and the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP), have issued a series of policies that aim to address the source of China’s air pollution and promote environmental protection.
The US Senate voted 71 to 26 on February 27 to confirm Jacob Lew as the 76th secretary of the Treasury.
According to a recent report by the Rhodium Group, Europe has received twice as much investment from China than the United States has over the last two years.
A majority of Americans (53 percent) surveyed by Gallup said they believed China, not the United States, is the world’s leading economic power for the third year in a row.
According to a new survey by global real estate services company CBRE Group, Inc., Beijing now ranks as the world’s 10th most expensive retail property market. Hong Kong topped the list, which also included London, Paris and Sydney.
Consulting firm McKinsey & Co. expects the size of the premium car market in China to surpass the market in the United States by 2016. By 2020, China’s luxury vehicle sales are expected to double to 3 million per year and equal the sales in all of Western Europe.
China’s legislative body, the National People’s Congress (NPC), opened on Tuesday, March 5, beginning a conference in which new top government leaders and potential changes to China’s government structure will be announced.
Last year, China surpassed the United States to become the world’s largest trader, according to official data from the United States and China. China’s total exports and imports were $44 billion higher than the United States’ total amount last year. In 2006, the United States was a larger trading partner with 127 countries compared to only 70 for China.
